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Orange County Schools reports mixed midyear discipline trends; chronic absenteeism at 21%
Summary
District staff reported midyear discipline and attendance data: Panorama SEL fall response rates were high in grades 4-5 and secondary; in-school suspension incidents rose while out-of-school suspension incidents declined across most demographic subgroups; district chronic absenteeism is at 21% and tiered mental-health supports and new pilots such as "Bounce Back" were highlighted.
Orange County Schools staff presented midyear discipline and attendance findings to the board, describing both progress and continuing gaps in student experience and safety.
Dr. Jessica Dreyer and the district's presentation team summarized results from the fall Panorama social-emotional learning survey and first-semester discipline data. The presentation reported roughly 850 elementary (grades 4-5) survey respondents with an 86.7% response rate and 3,404 responses from secondary students. The district reported a midyear chronic absenteeism rate of 21% and said out-of-school suspension incidents decreased for most demographic…
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